Unplug

"(When) do you unplug? (When) do you reflect? Do you unplug to reflect? I’ve asked these questions over the past few days. There was absolutely nothing scientific about my approach, either in terms of people or questions…but I did ask ten people, both students and not-students. Here’s some of what I found most interesting in my conversations: 4 out of 10 people intentionally set aside time for reflection. Less than half of the 10 purposefully and regularly unplug. Two people named their reason for unplugging as providing better opportunity for reflection.People clearly have a wide range of relationships with technology. For some, technology is named as a distraction; for others, it’s not at all distracting. Most people primarily reflect in conversation with other people, even to the point of naming a conversation partner as a necessity for reflection. Along with people, nature and physical activity (i.e. surfing, biking) were referenced as inspiring and/or supporting reflection."Jon Leiseth, Vocation AssociateJune 24, 2011